Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-03-24
LIVE STOCK.
wheeling.

The cattle market this week was active
and prices remained the same AZ thoS"
Of last week. The hog market was active,
while the prices are the same aS last week.
Messrs. Hudson 4 Rayha furnish the
following quotations:
Cattle. ONO TO l,iN0 lbs stock 3iaAt
per H.. 500 to 600 lbs. 3ia3!c. pei H.. 700
to 500 lbs. 3a3ic. per ID.
Hogs-Markct active ia53c per ID.
Lambs-GOOd at &la5c per ID.
Calvcs-2a5!c per III.
Shcep-%!to4!c per III.
baltimore.
MONDAY, March2 1SS7.
CALVERTON.
SWINE There Is a fair increase in the
receipts over last week, with The quality
about equal to that OF the offerings then.
Trade is only moderately fair. We quote
, rough hogs at 1a7lc. and other grades at
1ia~tc per 10 net, with most sales ~
Saslc. Receipts this week 1901 head.
CLAREMONT STOCK.
Arrivals Of Live Stock at Clarcmont
Stock Yards via Baltimore and Ohio rail
road for the week ended March 2O-lOs
carS, containing 9l3 cattle, 10 calves,
81 sheep, 4,l5O hogs, 2~~ horses and ~
mules.
shipments to Philadelphia, etc, ca cat
tie. pol sheep, ~ hogs. lS% horses and
10 mules.
All hogs and sheep sold in these
wards are at gross weight. Receipts of hogs
this week are 1897 head. against 2,29l
last week: rough hOrS sold at - a., and
fair to good at Sc 2oaG 40 per l00 lbs.
Philadelphia Cattle Market.
PHILADELPHIA. March 2l.-Thc re-
ceipts for the week were: BeeveS, 300
head; sheep, 5000 head; hogs, $500 head
for the previous week, 300 beeves, 10000
sheep, 5000 hogs. Beef cattle were fairly
active: extra 5!ajsc; good 5ajic; medium
| Latte; common, ia4ic. Sheep were in
| fair demand; extra 5iajic, good 5l5ic; ME
! dunn, iiaijc; Common 3iaic; lambs. -
ale. Hogs we're active; Western SlaStC;
| State sas,c. Mich calves were firm at
I ja~c. Mich COWS were fairly active at 81
ajO.
Cincinnati Horse and Mule Market.
CINCINNATI, March II.
There WAS a remarkably active move
ment during the week; receipts large and
buyers numerous from the East and South.
All kinds OF smooth stock sold readily,
and such was the demand that at no
time was there any surplus. Prices were
strong. and the following quotations were
fully sustained: Driving horses Sl25ai75:
draft horses, Sl7ia225. street car horses,
$lOOal2j; Southern chunks S7IalOO.
Mules. aged four Ia eight years, 10! 10
IL hands, Sl3jalj0; II to l5l hands
Sll1al:S5; 145 to - hands S9tall5; II To
IA hands, S15aSO.
New York.
NEW YORK, March 23.-Beeves-Re-
ceipts 100 head, all fer market. with :
car loads besides. that arrived Yesterday;
market, fairly active, closing weaker ON
common and medium steers; several car
loads remain unsold; poorest I O best steers
sold Al 81 30l5 a.. including common to
strictly prime lots at 81 50a5 90: bulls and
dry cows ranged from - 75a4 25. Exports
10 day $40 head.
Sheep-Receipts $50 head; market
easier but fairly active and all sold, in
GLIDING common to prime sheep at 81 -
40 w pSl huhniSh pcunuN' SoluHlOu ~
prime yearling lambs - 7ia1 w; spring
lambs - OOa7 OO per head.
HogS-Receip;s 7.SU1 head; nomI-
nally lower at 81 S0a6 Ia.
East Liberty.
EAST LIBERTY, PA, March 23-Cattle
receipts 76 head; shipments ~ head; mar
ket fair; prime s. O0a5 -; fair to good
81 50a4 as: common 81 0Oa425. No cattle
shipped to New York to-day.
Hog-Receipts 1850 head; shipments
1000 head; market slow; Philadelphias
So 25a6 %; Workers s. 7Oa5 80; common
and light s. 5Oa5 60: pigs 81 75s5 p.
Sheep-Receipts l,40O head; shipments
LOCO head; market slow; prime s. pa
) fl; fair to good 81 75a5 90; common s. 30
al 90: lambs s. 75a6 90.
ChicaGo-
CHICAGO, March 22-Cattle-Receipts
5000 head; shipments go bead; market
opened Ice higher and closed weaker;
shipping steers, $50 to l,000 pounds, 81 %